Webcam Recording

[XT1080]

Hi,
I use a program called BSR to record my friends webcam. I'm currently using the ffdshow xvid encoder, theres loads of settings I dont really understand in there. So what settings are best to capture every frame in and not lose any quality?
Thanks

[XT1080]

anyone?

[jagabo]

Start by pressing the Load Defaults button. Then Single Pass, target quantizer, Q=3 or 4, Quality Preset = Realtime, Disable B-VOPs. But fast compression, small file size, and good quality don't all go together.

[Nelson37]

It is generally not a good idea to record directly into a hi-compression, CPU-intensive codec like Xvid, MPG-1 or 2 or uncompressed or Huggy or Lagarith AVI most likely better.

[XT1080]

Thanks for the suggestions. In the recorder app BSR4 what Video Speed options should I select? Its currently on "Capture 7 frames per 1 second" - I can change either of the numbers.

[jagabo]

It depends on how smooth you want your video. Movies run at 24 fps. The software probably doesn't have that. Try 30.